Re: Frisell

[ernesto schnack <schnack@mailbolt.com>]

On Sun, 11 May 2003 20:35:16 -0700, Mark Hamburg 
<mark_hamburg@baymoon.com> 
wrote:
> pedal but also using a DL-4 to some extent. Reviving an age old debate on
> this list, I would classify his use of loops as more of an effect than an
> instrument or compositional tool. Their most prominent use in the show 
> were
> as "funny sound" breaks.

Yeah, he uses them more for ambience.  However, it is still amazing how 
agile he has become at it. Those sounds just pop out of nowhere. the first 
time I heard him (Blues for LA) I had no idea what was going on. I thought 
he was using some sort of whammy bar, but it sounded so weird...

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